In future, Just Eat intends to adopt a more flexible delivery model in order to respond better to fluctuations in demand.
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The food delivery service Just Eat is cutting 373 of its approximately 700 jobs in Switzerland. This affects 193 directly employed couriers and 180 staff employed by external recruitment agencies in Zurich, Winterthur, Bern, Biel, Fribourg and St Gallen.
Just Eat has completed the statutory consultation process, the company said on Monday. In future, Just Eat intends to adopt a more flexible delivery model in order to respond better to fluctuations in demand. The company stated that the previous shift model is no longer competitive. Negotiations on a redundancy plan are ongoing.
The Unia trade union has sharply criticised the decision. In a statement, it accuses Just Eat of intending to rely on “bogus self-employed” couriers in future, thereby circumventing labour and social security law. Together with Syndicom, it is calling on the authorities to intervene. The statement also notes that the trade unions were not involved in the consultation process.
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Just Eat delivery riders hold strike in Zurich
At the weekend, dozens of food delivery couriers in St Gallen and Zurich demonstrated against the plans. According to the trade unions, on the busiest day of the week, over half of the scheduled shifts were cancelled.
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Translated from German, reviewed by an English Department journalist.
